Transportation Manager

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Manages Delivery and/or Shuttle Operations and ensures routes and deliveries are accurately executed.
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• Travels to drop yards in assigned areas and meet with contractors with potential day trips and overnight visits. Provides recaps on the visit details.
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• Reviews routes and linehaul assignments.
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• Monitors all deliveries and routes in Dispatch Track/Motive from start to finish.
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• Works closely with other transportation managers, ensuring routes and deliveries are accurately executed.
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• Ensures safety procedures are met or exceeded by inspecting equipment, logs, DVIR’s, and Hours of Service records.
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• Manages and monitors performance metrics- including survey, HOS, safety scores and Dispatch Track.
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• Partners directly with Independent Contractors.
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• Interacts heavily with Store Management, Customer Care and other departments within client’s operations daily.
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• Works with all levels of management to build a positive work environment and improve team morale.
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• Performs other duties as required.
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What we require:

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• Expertise in logistics management procedures and best practices.
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• Strong problem solving and leadership skills.
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• Knowledge of DOT laws and regulations.
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• Excellent understanding of safety policy and practices.
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• Ability to work extended hours may be required to meet deadlines, handle unusual workloads or to accomplish organizational priorities
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• Ability to work in different environments such as offices, cross dock, warehouse and/or yard with no building.
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• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with all levels within the organization, with agencies and vendors.
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• Excellent organizational skills with ability to handle multiple priorities, meet demanding deadlines and adjust to sudden changes in workflow.
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• Must be computer literate including use of E-mail and Microsoft applications including Excel and Word; Ability to learn new systems as needed.
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• Detail oriented, flexible with continuous process/system change with an ability to handle a high pressure, deadline heavy environment.
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• Ability to Travel up to 25%.
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